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Vito

An Italian name probably related to the Latin word for “life.”

US rank (2025)#1,499

Meaning and history

Vito is the Italian form of Vitus, a Late Roman name probably related to Latin vita, meaning "life." Saint Vitus, an early Christian martyr, spread the name across Europe. Notable bearers include Italian-American politician Vito Marcantonio and fictional character Vito Corleone.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 68 births, rank #1,967
2007: 73 births, rank #1,928
2008: 82 births, rank #1,802
2009: 61 births, rank #2,183
2010: 67 births, rank #2,037
20112011: 75 births, rank #1,866
2012: 76 births, rank #1,891
2013: 80 births, rank #1,794
2014: 65 births, rank #2,116
2015: 95 births, rank #1,657
20162016: 98 births, rank #1,628
2017: 97 births, rank #1,630
2018: 89 births, rank #1,733
2019: 95 births, rank #1,678
2020: 92 births, rank #1,694
20212021: 90 births, rank #1,770
2022: 87 births, rank #1,839
2023: 106 births, rank #1,632
2024: 104 births, rank #1,631
20252025: 117 births, rank #1,499

Vito moved from #905 to #962 for boys between 1983 and 1985. Its highest annual birth count came in 1925, with 316 births.